Dana Vespoli
Dana Vespoli | |
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Vespoli at the AVN Expo, January 2014 | |
Born |
[1] San Francisco, California, U.S.[1] | September 22, 1972
Other names | Faith, Dana, Diana Vespoli[1] |
Ethnicity | Irish/Thai[1] |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] |
Weight | 114 lb (52 kg; 8.1 st)[1] |
Spouse(s) | Manuel Ferrara (2005-2012)[3][4] |
No. of adult films | 337 as a performer & 94 as a director (per IAFD)[1] |
Dana Vespoli (born September 22, 1972) is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and film director.[1]
Early life
Vespoli was born in September 22, 1972 in San Francisco, California. Her mother came to the United States to give birth and then traveled out of the country as soon as she could. Vespoli traveled a lot as a small child, and lived in a lot of different places because her father, who was from Thailand, flew in the service and then did commercial flying. She spent her formative years in Oregon, where she lived for elementary through high school, and went to university in the Bay Area.[5]
Vespoli attended Mills College, an independent liberal arts college in Oakland, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature.[2]
Right after finishing College, she worked a bit in the Financial District, and as a dancer at Mitchell Brothers. She then moved to Los Angeles as it became challenging for her to make any money.[6]
Career
Vespoli started working as a stripper in 1996 using the stage name "Christa" at the Mitchell Brothers in San Francisco. There she met other pornstars like Nina Hartley, Kylie Ireland and Marilyn Chambers.[3][4] She entered the adult film industry at the age of 31 years.[7] Her first scene was with Faith Lamour in Cockless 26 for Ed Powers Productions in 2003.[2]
After about eight months Vespoli stopped doing scenes for a short while. She took a break for about a year and a half, and then came back in August 2005.[5]
Vespoli started directing in January 2006.[8] In April of that year, she began directing for Digital Sin.[9] She currently directs for Sweetheart Video and Evil Angel.[4][7][10] Her performance as a director was very well received by critics and received several nominations for the industry's awards for her work.
In 2011, Complex ranked her thirteenth on their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time".[11]
In 2014, Break.com ranked her thirtyfirst on their list of "40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today".[12]
In July 2014, Vespoli issued a warning that fraudulent email has been sent to other Adult industry performers with the sender pretending to be her and asking the recipients how "she" can contact them for more details. This was similar to email that had been discovered earlier in May using director Axel Braun's name in the same way.[13]
Vespoli was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2016.[14]
Personal life
Vespoli married pornographic actor Manuel Ferrara in January 2005.[3] The couple divorced seven years later.[4] They have three sons together.[15] On November 14, 2014, ABC aired an episode of 20/20 titled "The New Sex," which was centered around Ferrara's relationship with Kayden Kross and includes an interview with Vespoli.[16]
Vespoli identifies as bisexual.[17]
Awards and nominations
As a Performer
Year | Ceremony | Result | Award | Work |
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2005 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best New Starlet[18] | N/A |
2007 | Adam Film World Guide Award | Won | Directrix Of The Year[19] | N/A |
2013 | The Sex Awards[20] | Nominated | Porn’s Perfect Screen Couple (with Phoenix Marie) | N/A |
Nominated | Porn’s Perfect Screen Couple (with Asa Akira) | N/A | ||
Nominated | Porn Star of the Year | N/A | ||
XRCO Award | Nominated | Best Cumback[21] | N/A | |
NightMoves Award | Nominated | Best Ink[22] | N/A | |
2014 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Three-Way Sex Scene – G/G/B (with Valentina Nappi & Ramón Nomar)[23] | Girl/Boy |
Nominated | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Alec Knight & Danny Wylde)[23] | Descent | ||
Nominated | Best POV Sex Scene (with Bonnie Rotten)[23] | Lesbian Anal P.O.V. 2 | ||
Nominated | Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Justine Joli, Aiden Starr & Chad Diamond)[23] | Fluid | ||
XBIZ Award | Nominated | MILF Performer of the Year[24] | N/A | |
2015 | AVN Award[25] | Won | Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Venus Lux)[26] | TS, I Love You |
Nominated | Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Kayden Kross) | Fluid 2 | ||
Nominated | Best Non-Sex Performance | Hollywood Babylon | ||
Nominated | Hottest MILF | N/A | ||
Nominated | Kinkiest Performer | N/A | ||
XBIZ Award[27] | Nominated | MILF Performer of the Year | N/A | |
Directing
Year | Ceremony | Result | Award | Work |
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2013 | The Sex Awards[20] | Nominated | Adult Movie of the Year | Dana Vespoli is Back |
Nominated | Forsaken | |||
Nominated | Favorite Director | N/A | ||
Erotic Lounge Awards[28] | Nominated | Best Director | N/A | |
Nominated | Best Gonzo | Forsaken | ||
NightMoves Award[29] | Won | Best Director – Non-Parody (Editor’s Choice)[30] | N/A | |
Nominated | Best All Girl Release | Allie Haze Loves Girls | ||
2014 | AVN Award | Nominated | Director of the Year[23] | N/A |
Nominated | Best New Studio[23] | N/A | ||
Nominated | Best All-Girl Series[23] | Lesbian Anal P.O.V | ||
Nominated | Best Director – Feature[23] | Forsaken | ||
Nominated | Best Screenplay[23] | |||
Nominated | Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene (Ash Hollywood & Michael Vegas)[23] | |||
Nominated | Best Music Soundtrack[23] | |||
Nominated | Best Safe Sex Scene (Jiz Lee & Manuel Ferrara)[23] | Girl/Boy | ||
Nominated | Best Director – Non-Feature[23] | |||
Nominated | Best Wall-to-Wall Release[23] | |||
XBIZ Award | Won | Director of the Year - Non-Feature Release[31] | ||
Nominated | Gonzo Release of the Year[24] | |||
Nominated | Best Scene - Non-Feature Release (Jiz Lee & Manuel Ferrara)[24] | |||
Nominated | Director of the Year - Body of Work[24] | N/A | ||
Nominated | All-Girl Release of the Year[24] | She's Come Undone | ||
XRCO Award | Nominated | Best Director (Non-Features)[32] | N/A | |
NightMoves Award[33] | Won | Best Transsexual Release (Editor’s Choice)[34] | TS, I Love You | |
Nominated | Best Director Feature | N/A | ||
Nominated | Best Director Non-feature | N/A | ||
Nominated | Best Feature Production | Hollywood Babylon | ||
2015 | AVN Award[25] | Nominated | Director of the Year | N/A |
Nominated | Best Screenplay | Hollywood Babylon | ||
Nominated | Best Drama | |||
Nominated | Best Director - Feature | |||
Nominated | Best All-Girl Release | Lesbian Beauties 11: All Black Beauties | ||
Nominated | Lexi Belle Loves Girls | |||
Nominated | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (Lexi Belle & Raven Rockette) | |||
Nominated | Best All-Girl Series | Girls Kissing Girls | ||
Nominated | Lesbian Anal POV | |||
Nominated | Lesbian Beauties | |||
Nominated | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (Jiz Lee & Sovereign Syre) | Tombois 2 | ||
Nominated | Best Interracial Release | Back in Black | ||
Nominated | Best Non-Feature | Borders of Desire | ||
Nominated | Best Older Woman/Younger Girl Release | Lesbian Adventures: Older Women, Younger Girls 5 | ||
Nominated | Best Specialty Release — Other Genre | FemDom Ass Massacre: Extreme Humiliation | ||
Nominated | Best Three-Way Sex Scene - G/G/B (Misha Cross, Ashlyn Molloy & Manuel Ferrara) | Fluid 2 | ||
XRCO Award[35] | Pending | Best Release | Hollywood Babylon | |
Pending | Best Girl/Girl Series | Lesbian Anal POV | ||
Pending | Girls Kissing Girls | |||
XBIZ Award[36] | Nominated | Director of the Year | N/A | |
Nominated | All-Girl Series of the Year | Lesbian Anal POV | ||
Nominated | Couples-Themed Release of the Year | Hollywood Babylon | ||
Nominated | Director of the Year – Feature Release | |||
Nominated | Best Scene – Couples-Themed Release (Sovereign Syre, Valentina Nappi & Ramón Nomar) | |||
Nominated | Screenplay of the Year | |||
Nominated | Interracial Release of the Year | Back in Black | ||
Nominated | Transsexual Release of the Year | TS I Love You | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dana Vespoli at the Internet Adult Film Database
- 1 2 3 Peter Warren & Heidi Pike-Johnson (2004-02-13). "Fresh Off The Bus: Dana Vespoli". AVN Insider. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- 1 2 3 Troy Michael. "Porn Star, Director, Wife, Mother: The Renaissance Woman Dana Vespoli". IWAdult. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- 1 2 3 4 Shawn Alff (2013-03-04). "Getting inside Dana Vespoli". Daily Loaf. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- 1 2 Gore Gore Girl (2014-07-06). "Renaissance Woman: An Interview with Dana Vespoli". AdultDVDTalk.com. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ Captain Jack (2014-06-29). "Dana Vespoli Interview: Pornstars Interview". AdultDVDTalk.com. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- 1 2 "Evil Angel Adds Dana Vespoli to Roster". AVN. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ Jon DaBove (2014-07-14). "Dana Vespoli: MMD Interviews The Breathtaking Beauty". Mens Mag Daily. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ↑ Thomas J Stanton (2006-04-07). "Dana Vespoli to Direct for Digital Sin". AVN. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ "Dana Vespoli Makes Sweetheart Video Directorial Debut". AVN. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ Gabriel Alvarez (2011-09-19). "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time". Complex. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ↑ "Ranked: 40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today". Break.com. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ Staff. "Dana Vespoli Warns About Casting Call Email Scam". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Dana Vespoli interview". XCritic. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ↑ Mark Kernes (2014-11-17). "Kayden Kross, Manuel Ferrara Bare All (Well, Some) on 20/20". AVN. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
- ↑ Captain Jack (June 29, 2014). "Dana Vespoli Interview - Pornstar Interviews". Adult DVD Talk. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ "2005 AVN AWARDS NOMINATIONS". Archived from the original on November 14, 2004. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ↑ Nelson X (2007-03-29). "Adam Film World Announces Annual Award Winners". Adult Video News. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- 1 2 "Dana Vespoli Receives Three Nominations in NightMoves Awards". Adult FYI. 2013-07-17.
- ↑ "XRCO Announces 2013 Nominations 28th Annual XRCO Awards". AIPdaily.com. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Spiegler Girl Dana Vespoli Receives Three Nominations in NightMoves Awards". Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "2014 AVN Award Nominees". Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nominees". Retrieved 2013-12-13.
- 1 2 "AVN Dana Vespoli Earns 21 Noms for the 2015 AVN Awards". avn.com.
- ↑ "‘Boundary-Breaking’ Dana Vespoli Wins with ‘TS, I Love You’". PornValleyMedia. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "Dana Vespoli Hooks 10 Noms for the 2015 XBIZ Awards". Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Nominations Announced for Germany's 2013 Erotic Lounge Awards". AVN.com. 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". 2015-03-24.
- ↑ Bob Johnson (2009-10-14). "XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ.com.
- ↑ Dan Miller (2014-01-24). "2014 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ "Dana Vespoli Gains 2014 XRCO Awards Best Director Nom". avn.com.
- ↑ "Dana Vespoli Up for NightMoves’ ‘Best Director’ Awards".
- ↑ "Dana Vespoli Wins NightMoves’ ‘Best Transsexual Release’ Award".
- ↑ "2015 XRCO Award Nominees Announced".
- ↑ "Dana Vespoli Hooks 10 Noms for the 2015 XBIZ Awards".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dana Vespoli. |
- Dana Vespoli at the Internet Movie Database
- Dana Vespoli on Twitter
- Dana Vespoli at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Dana Vespoli at the Adult Film Database
- "Interview with Dana Vespoli". Inked Angels. 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- "All Dana Vespoli's Evil Angel porn movies and DVD". Evil Angel. Retrieved 2015-03-24.